Till with money-changer inclosed



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. W H STAATS TILL WITH MONEY CHANGERINGLOSED.

No. 470,083. Patented Man 1, 1892.

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IVILLIAM H. STAATS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TILL WITH- MONEY-CHANGER INCLOSED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,083, dated March 1,1892.

Application filed August 21, 1391.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. STAATS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tills, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to tills, and more especially to that class oftills which are adapted to be attached to a counter or other convenientposition and which may contain a money-changer and other conveniencesfor holding money and making change in ordinary business transactions.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and effectualtill which is especially adapted to use my improved moneychanger; and itconsists in the features of construction and arrangement substantiallysuch as are hereinafter more particularly pointed out.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view showinga portion of a counter with my improved till attached thereto. Fig. 2 isa plan view of the till, the counter or covering being removed and themoney changer shown extended into convenient operating position. Fig. 3is a longitudinal section of Fig. 2 on the linexx. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the case of the till, some of the parts beingremoved; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the carriage for supporting thechanger in the till:

I have shown my till in whatlconsider the preferred embodiment and asconsisting of a case A, secured to the under side of a counter orplatform 13, though of course it will be understood that any otherproper top or covering may be used when the till is not attached to acounter. This case A is rectangular in shape and is provided with ahinge-door C, by means of which it may be closed and which door may beprovided with anysuitablelocking device for securing it. i

As it is usually desirable to have the till of suflicient size tofurnish several compartments for the reception of bills and the like, aswell as a money-changer and compartment for silver or coin, I have shownthe till as separated into two main compartments by the partition A,forming the case A in two divisions A A but it will be understood thatSerial No. 403,827. (No 'model.)

the case may be otherwise formed or divided to suit the requirements ofany particular case. Arranged in one of the compartments A is a carriageD, and this carriage can slide back and forth in the compartment, and itis preferably arranged so that when the door C is opened the carriage Dwill be moved forward automatically, and when the door is closed thecarriage will be returned to its rearmost position in the compartment.While various means may be used to carry out this operation, I haveillustrated a very simple and at the same time effective one. Mounted onthe door C is an elbow-lever E, and this is connected to a rod F, theinner end of which is arranged to engage the lever G, it being connectedthereto in any suitable way,

as by a pin 6, embracing the lever G. This lever G is arranged on thebottom of the case and extends through a slot a in the partition A, andit is provided with a pin g, which is adapted to engage an opening inthe bottom of the carriage D, and its other end is provided with anelongated slot 9 fitting over a pin or stud 9 secured to the bottom ofthe case. By this construction it will be seen that when the door C isopen the arm F will draw the lever G forward, and the pin g thereof willforce the carriage outward from the case, the elongated slot gpermitting the proper movement of the lever G, and when the door isclosed the lever will be forced backward, drawing the carriage into thecase. This carriage may be provided with any suitable tray D, adapted toreceive loose coin, and on its forward 'endit carries the m0neychangerH. WVhile this changer may be of any suitable construction, I prefer touse one 0 made in accordance with my patent, No. 422,258, dated February25, 1890, or with my application, Serial No. 402,242. The details ofconstruction of this money-changer need not be set forth herei n, itbeing sufficient to say that-it is provided with a series of receptaclesfor coins of various denominations and has a lever for each receptacle,which upon being depressed orotherwise operated will ejectasingle coinof the denominationdesired at each op- I00 eration. This money-changermay be attached to the carriage by suitable means, and I have shown thehooks h h, which serve to support the money-changer, so that it willmove with and be carried by the carriage D, and when the carriage isforced forward by opening the door the money-changer will be exposed ina convenient position for operation, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thecarriage is preferably provided with a roller D in order to facili tateits movement.

Arranged in the compartment A and shown as sliding upon the ribs a is adrawer or case 1, preferably having several compartments for thereception of bills or other material. This drawer or slide operatesindependently of the carriage D-that is, it is not drawn out when thecarriage is moved by opening the door as often it is undesirable toexpose the bills when it is only necessary to make change with coin. Iprefer, however, to provide means which shall automatically close thisdrawer when the door is closed if perchance it is drawn out. To dothis,I provide a leverJ, one end of which is pivoted to the case at andthe other end is provided with a roller k, which is arranged to bearagainst the partition I of the drawer. Thislever is connected to thecarriage D by a pin Z, there being an extended slot m in the lever, andit will be seen that when the drawer is extended and the door is closedand the carriage forced backward by the lever G and connections thelever J will be operated by the carriage to force the drawer back also,so that the whole of the till may be securely closed by simply operatingthe door.

While I have thus described and shown the preferred embodiment of myinvention and set forth its mode of operation, it will be apparent tothose skilled in the art that the details of construction andarrangement may be varied without departing from the spirit of myinvention, and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the exactconstruction and arrangement shown.

hat I claim is 1. A till provided with a door, a carriage moving in thetill, a money-changer mounted on the carriage, and connections betweenthe door and carriage whereby the till is automatically moved. in and 4out by the movements of the door, substantially as described.

2. In a till, the combination of the case and door pivotally attached tothe lower edge of the case, a carriage moving in the case, amoney-changer mounted on the carriage, and connections between the doorand carriage whereby the money-changer is moved in and out as the dooris operated, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a till, with the case having a door, of acarriage moving in the case, a money-changer mounted on the carriage, alever connected to the door, an arm connected to the lever, and a levermounted on the case and connected with the carriage, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a till, the combination, with the case, of a carriage movingtherein, a money-changer attached to the carriage, a door pivotallymounted on the floor of the case, a rod connected to the door, and alever operated by the rod for moving the money-changer in and out of thetill, substantially as described.

5. A till the case of which has two compartments, a carriage carryingthe moneyehanger, movable in one compartment of the case, a doorconnected to move the moneychanger, and a drawer having a series of compartments for the reception of bills, substair tially as described.

(3. A till the case of which has two compartments, a carriage carrying amoneychanger, movable in one compartment of the case, a drawer having aseries of compartments for the reception of bills, movable in the othercompartment of the case, a door for the case, connections between thedoor and the carriage for moving the same, and connections between thecarriage and the drawer for moving the latter, substantially asdescribed.

7. The combination, in a till, of the case having two compartments, acarriage carrying the money-changer, arranged in one compartment, adrawer for bills, arranged in the other compartment, and connectionsbetween the carriage and drawer whereby when the former is moved inwardthe latter is also moved inward, substantially as described.

8. The combination, in atill, of the case having a door, the carriagecarrying the moneychanger, moving in the case, a drawer also moving inthe case, and connections, substantially as described, whereby when thedoor is open the carriage will be drawn outward an d when the door isclosed the carriage and drawer will be forced inward, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM ll. AA'IS.

Witnesses:

JNo. D. Ross, C. .T. lVICGl-IIFF.

